Usually means: Incentives paired with potential penalties.
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  1. carrot-and-stick: Merriam-Webster
  2. carrot-and-stick: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. carrot-and-stick: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. carrot-and-stick: Wiktionary
  5. carrot-and-stick: Dictionary.com
  6. Carrot-and-stick: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. carrot-and-stick: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. carrot-and-stick: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (Carrot-and-stick)

noun:  Alternative spelling of carrot and stick [(idiomatic) The simultaneous rewarding of good behavior and punishing of bad behavior.]

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